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CHLX-FM

Gatineau, Quebec
Broadcast area	National Capital Region
Frequency	97.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Wow 97.1
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary (French)
Ownership
Owner	RNC Media
Sister stations	CFTX-FM, CHOT-DT, CFGS-DT
History
First air date	September 23, 2002
Technical information
Class	B1
ERP	11,200 watts
HAAT	71.5 metres (235 ft)
Links
Website	wowfm.ca

CHLX-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Gatineau, Quebec, serving the National Capital Region including Ottawa. A francophone station owned by RNC Media, CHLX airs a format of French-language adult contemporary with some jazz.

It is owned by RNC Media and is branded as Wow 97.1. CHLX's radio studios are on Jean-Proulx Avenue in Gatineau, while its transmitter is located in Camp Fortune, within Gatineau Park.

History

CHLX was licensed by the CRTC in 2001, and launched on September 23, 2002.

It was briefly branded as Classique 97,1 before becoming Couleur FM, airing classical music. In 2008, after a licence amendment was accepted by the CRTC, it became Planète 97,1, an adult contemporary-formatted station, with 20% of its airtime devoted to jazz.

On July 11, 2014, it was announced that CHLX would flip to Hot AC as 97.1 Rythme FM on August 25, as part of a licensing deal between Cogeco and RNC. CHLX became the first non-Cogeco station to carry the Rythme FM format (other than CJEC-FM Quebec City, which was briefly affiliated with Rythme FM after being sold by Cogeco to another broadcaster). As of October 2014, it was still broadcasting two hours a day of jazz music, but since June 2017 the CRTC amended the licence removing the requirement to broadcast such genres.

In January 2017, the station dropped Rhythme FM and re-branded as Wow 97.1.

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-250
2. "De Classique à Couleur FM 97,1". Infopresse. September 4, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
3. ^ Fagstein: "Radio stations rebranded in Cornwall, Quebec City", August 29, 2014.
4. "A new radio station in the Outaouais Region: Rythme FM!" (PDF). Cogeco. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2014.
5. "Rythme FM 97.1 - Émissions". Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
6. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-218, CRTC, June 27, 2017.

External links

• Wow 97.1
• CHLX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHLX-FM in the REC Canadian station database

45°26′34″N 75°43′58″W / 45.44278°N 75.73278°W / 45.44278; -75.73278

• Radio stations in Ottawa–Gatineau
• Classical music radio stations in Canada
• Jazz radio stations in Canada
• Soft adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
• French-language radio stations in Quebec
• RNC Media radio stations
• Radio stations established in 2002
• 2002 establishments in Quebec